Senior Project Assistant

As a Senior Project Architect on the Perkins&Will team, your skills and passion will come to life through the following responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, project management, execution and living design.
• Understand and respond to technical implications, design decisions and project financial goals.
• Lead and participate in project documentation development and the production of deliverable drawings and specifications.
• Oversee and manage Quality Control reviews at each phase for conformance with firm standards, contractual obligations and project design intent, with a focus on quality, accuracy, legibility, completeness and constructibility.
• Direct project Quality Assurance efforts and responsible for adherence with Perkins&Will standards.
• Accountable for effective project coordination efforts among internal disciplines (architecture, interior design, landscape architecture) and with external consultants.
• Communicate with clients related to project technical matters.
• Oversee project regulatory reviews (building code, accessibility, zoning) and coordination with, and submission to, authorities having jurisdiction.
• Ensure effective and efficient of team performance of construction contract administration responsibilities.
• Maintain awareness of evolving building technology and engineering systems relevant to project work.
• Contribute to project marketing pursuits, proposal preparation and interviews.
• Lead collaborative teams in design reviews, charettes and pin-ups.
• Demonstrate strong and effective communication, decision making and collaboration, which inspires high team performance.
• Mentor staff and provide oversight of assignments.

• Building, zoning, energy and zoning codes
• Site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Contract documents
• Specifications
• Construction contract administration
• Project team organization and management
• Consultant coordination
• Client communication

• Advanced Revit
• Conceptual and computational modeling tools such as Rhino, including Grasshopper scripting
• Microsoft Office Suite and 365
• Adobe Creative Cloud including presentation skills such as InDesign and Photoshop
• Visualization tools such as Enscape, Lumion and VRay
• Physical modeling tools such as 3D printing and laser cutting
• Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
• Environmental Analysis software such as Pollination Ladybug and Climate Studio

• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
• Architectural license
• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 4MB). 

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